MDS in Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry 

at ABSMIDS, Mangalore

The selection process for MDS is simple you need to apply for undergraduate medical counseling through your NEET mark.The NEET MDS cutoff 2025 score for general category students is 261, while for SC/ ST/ OBC category aspirants, the cutoff is 227.

AB Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences (ABSMIDS) offers Master of Dental Surgery (MDS)program in eight specializations:

• Prosthodontics
• Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
• Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics
• Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics
• Peridontology
• Pedodontics
• Oral Medicine and Radiology
• Public Health Dentistry

The Total annual intake for MDS programs at ABSMIDS is 48 seats.This is distributed across the eight specializations as follows :

• Prosthodontics:8 seats
• Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery :8 seats
• Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics:8 seats
• Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics :8 seats
• Peridontology :8 seats
• Pedodontics:8 seats
• Oral Medicine and Radiology :8 seats
• Public Health Dentistry : 8 seats

These numbers are subject to change each year. 

The seat intake for the Master of Dental Surgery (MDS) programme at A.B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences (ABSMIDS) is 48. This intake is distributed across eight specializations. Admission to both Management and NRI category seats in MDS is based on inter-se merit in NEET-MDS.

It is difficult to say which is better. ABSMIDS offers various MDS programs, including Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Oral Microbiology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Medicine and Radiology, Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Paediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Periodontology, and Prosthodontics and Crown and Bridge.

Yes, you can apply directly to A B Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences (ABSMIDS) for both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. ABSMIDS is one of the best dental colleges in Karnataka and was established in 1985. It is recognised by the Dental Council of India and offers both undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, as well as certificate, doctoral, and fellowship programs.

Yes, A.B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences accepts NEET MDS score for admission to its MDS courses. All dental colleges accepting NEET MDS scores will grant admission on the basis of the NEET MDS 2024 admission cutoff. To be eligible for admission candidates are required to score a good aggregate NEET MDS to grab the seat at A.B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences in MDS.

A.B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences (ABSMIDS) accepts the following entrance exam scores for admission to its dental courses:
NEET-UG: The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) is the most important examination for students pursuing medical and dental courses in India. ABSMIDS requires candidates to obtain relevant scores in the NEET-UG for admission to its BDS program.
NEET-MDS: For the MDS courses at ABSMIDS, candidates must obtain relevant scores in the NEET-MDS.

A.B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences fee is a sum of multiple components such as caution deposit, exam fee, tuition fee, etc. Below is course-wise fee for A.B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences:

Note: This information is sourced from official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change.

A B Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences is considered one of the best dental colleges in Karnataka, established in 1985 and is a unit of Nitte Education Group. It is recognized by the Dental Council of India and the Malaysian Dental Council, and it is an affiliate of Okayama University Dental School, Japan, and an academic mentor to Oman Dental College Sultanate of Oman. ABSMIDS offers both undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, as well as certificate, doctoral, and fellowship programs.
Some of the positive aspects of ABSMIDS include:
Highly qualified and experienced faculty members.
A strong patient inflow, making it one of the most esteemed colleges in Karnataka.
A 3-month rural program that teaches students how to manage a clinic.
E-Learning resources to augment self-directed learning.
A compulsory internship for the BDS course, with 61 students placed in the previous years, and some joining for higher studies.

Both the mentioned colleges are known to be the best dental colleges in India. ABSMIDS for sure offers really good placements and so does DR. D.Y.Patil Dental College. But if asked to compare between the two, Dr D.Y Patil Dental College is seen to offer better placements with higher salary packages than ABSMIDS.ABSMIDS has got 4.4 rating and DY Patil Dental college have got 4.6 rating based on various factors such as Placements, Infrastructure, Faculty and Crowd and campus.